Applicants will need a completed Bachelor degree (or equivalent) that does not lead to teacher registration (with a minimum GPA of 4.0 on a 7-point scale) with disciplinary strengths in two distinctive teaching areas.
Applicants must also complete non-academic entry requirements to be eligible for this program.
You can explore the key learning areas further on the Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority website. Applicants must have completed a quarter of their degree (a minimum of six subjects) in their first nominated teaching area. The second teaching area must include a minimum of another six courses for senior secondary or four courses for junior secondary.
Teaching area requirements for Secondary Education
If you have achieved a 'satisfactory' result for one or more component of the Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education (LANTITE) at another institution, the 'satisfactory' result can be carried across with your program application. You are not eligible to apply for a place in the program if one or more component of LANTITE remains at 'unsatisfactory' after two test attempts for that component. Griffith University does not support reset of LANTITE test attempts.
English language requirements apply to International applicants and other applicants whose previous Bachelor-level study was completed in a country other than Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom or the United States of America or undertaken in a language other than English. The minimum English language requirements for such applicants for entry to this program are as follows:
* The ISLPR test will only be accepted if it has been administered by ISLPR Language Services, 9 Gowrie Street, Mt Gravatt, Queensland.
English test results must be no more than two years old.
You can choose to accelerate your studies over 1.5 years or study full-time over two years. If you choose the accelerated option you will be able to apply for registration six months earlier than graduates from other universities.
If you are a graduate from a non-education background, perhaps seeking a career change, and wish to teach in secondary school settings, this new degree will provide you with the necessary skills and knowledge you need to register with the QCT.
You will learn the theory and practice of teaching, as well as about the characteristics of learners and teachers and the social contexts of education. The degree includes education studies, curriculum studies in two nominated teaching areas, and professional experience in secondary school settings. A maximum of four (4) curriculum studies courses will be taken from the curriculum study courses in the undergraduate degree.
You will need to be able to identify two of the following Teaching Areas (and students may choose to take teaching areas from another campus and travel to the campus at which those teaching areas are offered):
# These teaching areas must be taken at a senior level and, therefore, require a minimum of six subjects in each area in the undergraduate degree.
Alternatively, if you have completed at least six subjects in psychology in your Bachelor degree, you may nominate one of the above teaching areas to a senior level (for which you meet the study requirements with a minimum of six subjects) and complete the Learning Enhancement specialist area. In this specialist area, you will gain the skills needed to provide learning support to students with additional needs. You will be able to work in secondary settings where you advise teachers in their planning and/or teach in secondary special education settings. A maximum of four (4) curriculum studies courses will be taken from the curriculum study courses in the undergraduate degree.
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ACCELERATED PROGRAM
Year 1
Students must complete the following courses:
Note 1: Students intending to seek teaching registration in Canada will need to complete additional days. Permission to enrol in 7751EDN and complete 35 days of Professional Experience instead of 7764EDN should be sought from the Program Director.
Exit point: Graduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching (3286). To exit (after completing 40 credit points for any courses in the program), a student should apply for a program transfer.
Exit point: Graduate Diploma of Learning and Teaching (4202). To exit (after completing 80 credit points for any courses in the program), a student should apply for a program transfer.
Teaching Areas
Depending on an applicant's expertise and prior experiences (for example, in relation to vocational education areas), a student will be offered a place based on knowledge and experience that relates to two junior secondary and two senior phase curriculum areas. The majority of applicants will be offered a place in two teaching areas that are offered at both junior secondary and senior phases of learning.
Some applicants may be offered a place linked to only one teaching area through to Year 12 with the second area suitable for teaching only in junior secondary. In the event that a student is offered a place in the program with discipline knowledge for one teaching area through to Year 12 and the second area only to Year 10, the fourth study area will be Secondary Schooling: Literacy and Numeracy.
Students must complete the teaching area as stated in their letter of offer to meet the program requirements and gain registration. Requests to change teaching areas must be made via the Program Director.
Commencing students should enrol in the corresponding curriculum courses in each trimester that align with the teaching area combination stated in their letter of offer.
Note: Students studying two Science teaching areas will complete Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in the Junior Years: Science and Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in the Junior Years: Mathematics. They will then select senior curriculum courses according to the Science teaching areas they have been offered.
Year 2
Students must complete the following courses:
Note 1: This is a capstone course and must be taken in the final trimester. All coursework must be completed prior, or concurrent, to enrolling in 7999EDN. This is a combined PEPS/ES course.
Learning Enhancement
Completing the Learning Enhancement courses will provide graduates with specialist skills related to the provision of learning support across the curriculum to students with additional needs. This specialist qualification will enable graduates to work in secondary settings where they would advise secondary teachers in their planning and/or teach in Secondary Special Education settings. A Bachelor of Psychology (or equivalent) is the usual pathway into this specialist area.
Education Studies
The Education Studies elective is available for students accepted into the program with one senior phase teaching area. Students who have been allocated only one senior phase teaching area should select the following course:
Note 1: Students wishing to take an alternative elective should obtain written approval from the Program Director.
2-YEAR PROGRAM
Year 1
Students must complete the following courses.
Note 1: Students intending to seek teaching registration in Canada will need to complete additional days. Permission to enrol in 7751EDN and complete 35 days of Professional Experience instead of 7764EDN should be sought from the Program Director.
Exit point: Graduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching (3286). To exit (after completing 40 credit points for any courses in the program), a student should apply for a program transfer.
Exit point: Graduate Diploma of Learning and Teaching (4202). To exit (after completing 80 credit points for any courses in the program), a student should apply for a program transfer.
Teaching Areas
Depending on an applicant's expertise and prior experiences (for example, in relation to vocational education areas), a student will be offered a place based on knowledge and experience that relates to two junior secondary and two senior phase curriculum areas. The majority of applicants will be offered a place in two teaching areas that are offered at both junior secondary and senior phases of learning.
Some applicants may be offered a place linked to only one teaching area through to Year 12 with the second area suitable for teaching only in junior secondary. In the event that a student is offered a place in the program with discipline knowledge for one teaching area through to Year 12 and the second area only to Year 10, the fourth study area will be Secondary Schooling: Literacy and Numeracy.
Students must complete the teaching area as stated in their letter of offer to meet the program requirements and gain registration. Requests to change teaching areas must be made via the Program Director.
Commencing students should enrol in the corresponding curriculum courses in each trimester that align with the teaching area combination stated in their letter of offer.
Note: Students studying two Science teaching areas will complete Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in the Junior Years: Science and Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in the Junior Years: Mathematics. They will then select senior curriculum courses according to the Science teaching areas they have been offered.
Year 2
Students must complete the following courses.
Note 1: This is a capstone course and must be taken in the final trimester. All coursework must be completed prior, or concurrent, to enrolling in 7999EDN. This is a combined PEPS/ES course.
Learning Enhancement
Completing the Learning Enhancement courses will provide graduates with specialist skills related to the provision of learning support across the curriculum to students with additional needs. This specialist qualification will enable graduates to work in secondary settings where they would advise secondary teachers in their planning and/or teach in Secondary Special Education settings. A Bachelor of Psychology (or equivalent) is the usual pathway into this specialist area.
Students who have been allocated to this specialist area must complete the following courses:
Education Studies
The Education Studies elective is available for students accepted into the program with one senior phase teaching area. Students who have been allocated only one senior phase teaching area should select the following course:
Note 1: Students wishing to take an alternative elective should obtain written approval from the Program Director.
Graduates of the Master of Secondary Teaching will be eligible to apply for registration with the Queensland College of Teachers and be prepared for teaching positions in the public or private sector which can lead to senior positions such as a head of department or principal.
Students wishing to seek teacher registration in another state or internationally should seek advice from the appropriate professional body.
OSHC: 609 ($) AUD per year
